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Checklist for Family Calliphoridae Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889 (Blow flies)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Muscomorpha
Woodley, 1989
56
775
3123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Schizophora
Becher, 1882
52
663
2713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Calyptratae
Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
Calyptrate muscoids
13
277
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oestroidea
Leach, 1815
5
191
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCalliphoridae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
Blow flies, Blow Fly, Blow-flies, Blowflies, Blue-bottles
32
170
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
32 Genera with 170 Species
#BCDEHLMNOPRST
Bengalia Robineau-Des..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Caiusa Surcouf, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Calliphora Robineau-Des..., 1851Bluebottle17SpeciesTaxom
Calliphorinae2SpeciesTaxom
Catapicephala Macquart, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Chlororhinia Townsend, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomya Robineau-Des..., 1851Hairy Maggot Blow Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomyia Macquart, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Cochliomyia Townsend, 1775New World screwworm fly2SpeciesTaxom
Compsomyiops Townsend, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cynomya Robineau-Des..., 17611SpeciesTaxom
Dexopollenia Townsend, 18614SpeciesTaxom
Euphumosia Guérin-Ménev..., 188836SpeciesTaxom
Hemigymnochaeta Corti, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Hemilucilia Brauer, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hemipyrellia Townsend, 18778SpeciesTaxom
Lucilia Robineau-Des..., 1851Greenbottle Flies16SpeciesTaxom
Melinda Robineau-Des..., 19863SpeciesTaxom
Mesembrinella Giglio-Tos, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Microcalliphora Townsend, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Myiolucilia Hall, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Neta Shannon, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Onesia Robineau-Des..., 183031SpeciesTaxom
Paramenia Brauer & Ber..., 18582SpeciesTaxom
Phormia Robineau-Des..., 18261SpeciesTaxom
Phumosia Robineau-Des..., 18886SpeciesTaxom
Platytropesa Macquart, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Polleniopsis Townsend, 19265SpeciesTaxom
Rhinia Robineau-Des..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Somomya Rondani, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Stilbomyella Malloch, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Tainanina Villeneuve, 19312SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
170 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bengalia jejuna Fabricius, 1787
Bengalia robertsi Kurahashi, 1987
Caiusa indica (Surcouf, 1914)⇒ Phumosia indica Surcouf, 1914
Calliphora (Calliphora) vomitoria Linnaeus, 1758Blue bottle fly
Calliphora (Papuocalliphora) toxopeusi Theowald, 1957
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) aruspex Bezzi, 1927
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) centralis Malloch, 1927
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) dichromata Bigot, 1888
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) espiritusanta Kurahashi, 1971
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) kanoi Kurahashi, 1986
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) neocaledonensis (Kurahashi, 1971)⇒ Calliphora xanthura Bigot, 1888
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) papuensis Kurahashi, 1971
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) porphyrina Kurahashi, 1971
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) prosternalis Malloch, 1934
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) salivaga Bezzi, 1927
Calliphora (Paracalliphora) xanthura Bigot, 1888
Calliphora aldrichia Shannon, 1923
Calliphora melinda (Curran, 1929)⇒ Onesia melinda Curran, 1929
Calliphora noumea (Curran, 1929)⇒ Onesia noumea Curran, 1929
Calliphora pubescens (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Onesia pubescens Macquart, 1851
Calliphorinae azurea Robineau-Des..., 1830
Calliphorinae tessellata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Catapicephala ingens Walker, 1859
Chlororhinia exempta Walker, 1856
Chlororhinia fuscohirta Malloch, 1926
Chrysomya bezziana Villeneuve, 1914Fly
Chrysomya flavifrons Aldrich, 1925
Chrysomya mallochi (Theowald, 1959)⇒ Chrysomya saffranea Bigot, 1877
Chrysomya megacephala Fabricius, 1794Blow fly
Chrysomya nigripes Aubertin, 1932
Chrysomya norrisi James, 1971
Chrysomya pacifica Kurahashi, 1991
Chrysomya rufifacies Macquart, 1843Blow fly
Chrysomya sabroskyi Theowald, 1959
Chrysomya saffranea Bigot, 1877Fly
Chrysomya semimetallica Malloch, 1927
Chrysomya sulcifrons James, 1971
Chrysomya sulcifrons noonadan James, 1971
Chrysomya sulcifrons sulcifrons
Chrysomya tagulai Kurashashi, 1987
Chrysomya varipes Macquart, 1851Small green blowfly
Chrysomyia annulipes (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Microchrysa flaviventris Wiedemann, 1824
Cochliomyia aldrichi Del Ponte, 1938
Cochliomyia macellaria Fabricius, 1775Secondary screw worm fly
Compsomyiops verena Walker, 1849
Cynomya mortuorum Linnaeus, 1761Bluebottle blow fly
Dexopollenia nigra Kurahashi, 1987
Dexopollenia papua Kurahashi, 1987
Dexopollenia sakulasi Kurahashi, 1987
Dexopollenia trifascia Walker, 1861
Euphumosia abbreviata Paramonov, 1961
Euphumosia albula Torgerson, 1967
Euphumosia annulata Torgerson, 1967
Euphumosia calliphoroides Walker, 1861
Euphumosia crosskeyi Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia cuprina (Torgerson, 1967)⇒ Euphumosia papouana Bigot, 1888
Euphumosia discolor Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia elegans Paramonov, 1961
Euphumosia elegantina James, 1971
Euphumosia eristaloides Walker, 1858
Euphumosia evittata Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia femorata Torgerson, 1967
Euphumosia flavida Torgerson, 1967
Euphumosia illucens Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia leopoldi Malloch, 1934
Euphumosia lieftincki Paramonov, 1961
Euphumosia lopesi Kurahashi, 1991
Euphumosia maai Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia magna (Torgerson & ..., 1967)⇒ Euphumosia variegata Bigot, 1888
Euphumosia metallea Paramonov, 1961
Euphumosia microtesselata Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia nigrifacies Malloch, 1934
Euphumosia nitens Torgerson, 1967
Euphumosia obscura Paramonov, 1960
Euphumosia papouana Bigot, 1888
Euphumosia papua Guérin-Ménev..., 1831
Euphumosia paramonovi Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia phantasma Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia reversa Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia robertsi Kurahashi, 1991
Euphumosia setigera Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia similis Paramonov, 1961
Euphumosia spiraculata Paramonov, 1961
Euphumosia subalba Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia tesselata Torgerson & ..., 1967
Euphumosia variegata Bigot, 1888
Hemigymnochaeta candacia Lehrer, 2007
Hemipyrellia aureocrura James, 1971
Hemipyrellia bougainvillia Kurahashi, 1987
Hemipyrellia expecta Paramonov, 1961
Hemipyrellia fijiensis James, 1971
Hemipyrellia ligurriens Wiedemann, 1830
Hemipyrellia norrisi Kurahashi, 2003
Hemipyrellia rhodocera Bezzi, 1927
Hemipyrellia tagaliana Bigot, 1877
Lucilia aureovultu Theowald, 1957
Lucilia azurea (Meigen, 1838)⇒ Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826
Lucilia bismarckensis Kurahashi, 1987
Lucilia caesar Carolus Linn..., 1758Blow fly
Lucilia calviceps Bezzi, 1927
Lucilia cuprina Wiedemann, 1830Australian sheep blowfly
Lucilia eximia (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Neomyia lauta Wiedemann, 1830
Lucilia fumicosta Malloch, 1926
Lucilia gressitti James, 1971
Lucilia illustris Meigen, 1826Blow fly
Lucilia papuensis Macquart, 1843
Lucilia porphyrina Walker, 1856
Lucilia purpurescens Walker, 1836
Lucilia rica Shannon, 1926
Lucilia sinensis Aubertin, 1933
Lucilia varipes (Macquart, 1851)⇒ Chrysomya varipes Macquart, 1851
Melinda elegans Kurahashi, 1970
Melinda flavipennis Kurahashi, 1986
Melinda ruficornis Kurahashi, 1986
Myiolucilia desantisi Mariluis, 1991
Neta chilensis Walker, 1836
Onesia apouna Kurahashi, 1982
Onesia bergmani Kurahashi, 2003
Onesia brunnipes James & Kura..., 1976
Onesia bryani Kurahashi, 1981
Onesia currani Kurahashi, 1989
Onesia fijiensis Kurahashi, 1981
Onesia fumicosta Kurahashi, 1987
Onesia fuscata Kurahashi, 1984
Onesia giluwea Kurashashi, 1987
Onesia gonideci Kurahashi & ..., 1980
Onesia gonidecoides Kurahashi, 1982
Onesia higae Kurashashi, 1987
Onesia ismayi Kurahashi, 1987
Onesia kraussi Kurahashi, 1981
Onesia melinda Curran, 1929
Onesia mesembrinoides Walker, 1861
Onesia minula Curran, 1929
Onesia nakatae Kurahashi, 1987
Onesia nigra Kurashashi, 1987
Onesia niuginii Kurahashi, 1987
Onesia noumea Curran, 1929
Onesia obscurata Walker, 1858
Onesia plebeia Malloch, 1927
Onesia pubescens Macquart, 1851
Onesia rutilans Macquart, 1851
Onesia santamaria Kurahashi, 1982
Onesia sedlaceki Kurashashi, 1987
Onesia spatuliforceps Kurahashi, 1987
Onesia steffani Kurahashi, 1987
Onesia tariensis Kurashashi, 1987
Onesia tessellata (Robineau-Des..., 1830)⇒ Calliphorinae tessellata Robineau-Des..., 1830
Paramenia divitiosa Walker, 1864
Paramenia macularis Walker, 1858
Phormia regina Meigen, 1826Black blow fly
Phumosia abdominalis Robineau-Des..., 1830
Phumosia analis Macquart, 1843
Phumosia dichromata (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Calliphora dichromata Bigot, 1888
Phumosia indica Surcouf, 1914
Phumosia marginata James, 1971
Phumosia xanthura (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Calliphora xanthura Bigot, 1888
Platytropesa auriceps Macquart, 1851
Platytropesa decrescens Walker, 1864
Platytropesa dubia Malloch, 1935
Platytropesa ralumensis Enderlein, 1936
Platytropesa simulans Crosskey, 1965
Polleniopsis aurescens Baranov, 1936
Polleniopsis fulviventris Kurahashi, 1972
Polleniopsis jamesi Kurahashi, 1972
Polleniopsis sarcophagoides Walker, 1861
Polleniopsis toxopei Senior-White, 1926
Rhinia melastoma Wiedemann, 1830
Somomya saffranea (Bigot, 1877)⇒ Chrysomya saffranea Bigot, 1877
Stilbomyella gloriosa Walker, 1858
Stilbomyella nitens Malloch, 1935
Tainanina javanica Kurahashi, 1978
Tainanina sarcophagoides Malloch, 1931

Subnodes of Calliphoridae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyAmeniinae
Reinhard, 1929
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalliphorinae
Brauer & Bergenstamm, 1889
14
133
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomyiinae
Malloch, 1927
7
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMesembrinellinae
Shannon, 1926
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRhiniinae
Mello, 2003
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)
Calliphoridae (Brauer & Bergenstamm 1889)


Links, sources and further information
Calliphoridae at artfakta.se
Calliphoridae at dyntaxa.se
Calliphoridae at gbif.org
Calliphoridae at irmng.org
Calliphoridae at itis.gov
Calliphoridae at marinespecies.org